tci Part B Insider - 2016 Issue 18
Compliance: 3 Common HIPAA Breaches -And How to Avoid Them
As the OCR’s Audit Phase 2 looms large, watch your practice’s loopholes for these common HIPAA blunders. Privacy and security are major players in the health care industry today, and many practices keep coming up short. HIPAA violations are rampant, and when protected health information (PHI) breaches occur, it can be disastrous for everyone involved. Background: According to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) final ruling, a HIPAA breach occurs when an individual’s privacy and security are at risk because his or her PHI has been “accessed, acquired, used, or...
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